Joel Johnson
@joeljohnson13.bsky.social
Law Prof at Pepperdine -- Criminal Law and Procedure, Statutory Interpretation, Constitutional Law
Research @ http://tinyurl.com/SSRNjsj
Research @ http://tinyurl.com/SSRNjsj
It was a treat for me to interview @kannonshanmugam.bsky.social a few weeks ago, as part of the William French Lecture Series at Pepperdine. For those interested, the video of the interview is now available here:
tinyurl.com/ym2ch986
tinyurl.com/ym2ch986
October 15, 2025 at 4:36 PM
It was a treat for me to interview @kannonshanmugam.bsky.social a few weeks ago, as part of the William French Lecture Series at Pepperdine. For those interested, the video of the interview is now available here:
tinyurl.com/ym2ch986
tinyurl.com/ym2ch986
The Court has never before construed Section 922(g)(3). A sufficiently narrow construction of the statute to avoid vagueness concerns could make resolution of the 2A issue relatively straightforward. /end
October 14, 2025 at 3:35 PM
The Court has never before construed Section 922(g)(3). A sufficiently narrow construction of the statute to avoid vagueness concerns could make resolution of the 2A issue relatively straightforward. /end
Only Harris asks the Court to consider a void-for-vagueness challenge to Section 922(g)(3) in addition to the 2A challenge. That is significant because vagueness considerations will likely play a central role in how the Court construes the statute in the first instance. 3/
October 14, 2025 at 3:35 PM
Only Harris asks the Court to consider a void-for-vagueness challenge to Section 922(g)(3) in addition to the 2A challenge. That is significant because vagueness considerations will likely play a central role in how the Court construes the statute in the first instance. 3/
Full brief available here: tinyurl.com/yfdyuyv6
The govt is pushing for a grant in a different case--United States v. Hemani--which has much more government-friendly facts. The Court relisted Hemani today.
My brief argues that Harris is the best vehicle because... 2/
The govt is pushing for a grant in a different case--United States v. Hemani--which has much more government-friendly facts. The Court relisted Hemani today.
My brief argues that Harris is the best vehicle because... 2/
October 14, 2025 at 3:35 PM
Full brief available here: tinyurl.com/yfdyuyv6
The govt is pushing for a grant in a different case--United States v. Hemani--which has much more government-friendly facts. The Court relisted Hemani today.
My brief argues that Harris is the best vehicle because... 2/
The govt is pushing for a grant in a different case--United States v. Hemani--which has much more government-friendly facts. The Court relisted Hemani today.
My brief argues that Harris is the best vehicle because... 2/
This morning, I filed a cert-stage amicus brief in support of the petitioner in Harris v. United States, one of several pending petitions raising a Second Amendment challenge to 18 U.S.C. 922(g)(3), which makes it a crime for an "unlawful user" of drugs to possess a firearm. 🧵
October 14, 2025 at 3:35 PM
This morning, I filed a cert-stage amicus brief in support of the petitioner in Harris v. United States, one of several pending petitions raising a Second Amendment challenge to 18 U.S.C. 922(g)(3), which makes it a crime for an "unlawful user" of drugs to possess a firearm. 🧵
Honored to win the inaugural Emerging Scholar Award from the AALS Legislation and Law of the Political Process Section — based on my article Ad Hoc Constructions of Penal Statutes in the Notre Dame Law Review.
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October 3, 2025 at 5:03 PM
Honored to win the inaugural Emerging Scholar Award from the AALS Legislation and Law of the Political Process Section — based on my article Ad Hoc Constructions of Penal Statutes in the Notre Dame Law Review.
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This semester, I’ve been experimenting with ways to use AI to enhance my work as a law professor. Here's a clip from a video explainer of one of my law review articles — Dealing with Dead Crimes, which was published in the Georgetown Law Journal in 2022. 🧵
September 23, 2025 at 1:09 PM
This semester, I’ve been experimenting with ways to use AI to enhance my work as a law professor. Here's a clip from a video explainer of one of my law review articles — Dealing with Dead Crimes, which was published in the Georgetown Law Journal in 2022. 🧵
Here’s an example prompt:
September 18, 2025 at 11:23 PM
Here’s an example prompt:
New York v. Belton (1981)
September 18, 2025 at 10:59 PM
New York v. Belton (1981)
California v. Acevedo (1991)
September 18, 2025 at 10:59 PM
California v. Acevedo (1991)
Arizona v. Gant (2009)
September 18, 2025 at 10:59 PM
Arizona v. Gant (2009)
Knowles v. Iowa (1998)
September 18, 2025 at 10:59 PM
Knowles v. Iowa (1998)
Arkansas v. Sanders (1979)
September 18, 2025 at 10:59 PM
Arkansas v. Sanders (1979)
Whren v. United States (1996)
September 18, 2025 at 10:59 PM
Whren v. United States (1996)
Welsh v. Wisconsin (1984)
September 18, 2025 at 10:59 PM
Welsh v. Wisconsin (1984)
Lo-Ji Sales v. New York (1979)
September 18, 2025 at 10:59 PM
Lo-Ji Sales v. New York (1979)
Atwater v. City of Lago Vista (2001)
September 18, 2025 at 10:59 PM
Atwater v. City of Lago Vista (2001)
Riley v. California (2014)
September 18, 2025 at 10:59 PM
Riley v. California (2014)
Payton v. New York (1980)
September 18, 2025 at 10:59 PM
Payton v. New York (1980)
Mapp v. Ohio (1961)
September 18, 2025 at 10:59 PM
Mapp v. Ohio (1961)
Kyllo v. United States (2001)
September 18, 2025 at 10:59 PM
Kyllo v. United States (2001)
Kentucky v. King (2011)
September 18, 2025 at 10:59 PM
Kentucky v. King (2011)
United States v. Karo (1984)
September 18, 2025 at 10:59 PM
United States v. Karo (1984)
Katz v. United States (1967)
September 18, 2025 at 10:59 PM
Katz v. United States (1967)
My classrooms are set for the first day of this semester’s classes. I’ll be teaching a double header on Tuesday and Thursday mornings—Criminal Procedure immediately followed by Statutory Interpretation. A few brave students are joining me in both.
August 19, 2025 at 2:44 PM
My classrooms are set for the first day of this semester’s classes. I’ll be teaching a double header on Tuesday and Thursday mornings—Criminal Procedure immediately followed by Statutory Interpretation. A few brave students are joining me in both.